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Coda Rossa

Coda Rossa
2018 Meritage, Red Meritage, American

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Red Meritage

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.5%
88 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$18

Coda Rossa
2018 Meritage, Red Meritage, American

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Red Meritage

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.5%
Dusty ruby black color. Aromas of red bell pepper, cassis pie, leather, tobacco, coconut, dill, and nutmeg with a slightly chewy, crisp, dryish medium-to-full body and an interesting, medium-long grilled plum and toast finish with chewy tannins and moderate oak flavor. A solid Meritage blend with firm structure suited to steaks.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, Oaky & Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: red bell pepper, cassis pie, leather, tobacco, coconut, dill, and nutmeg
Taste Flavor: grilled plum and toast
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A solid Meritage blend with firm structure suited to steaks.

The Producer

Coda Rossa Winery

The Producer
1526 Dutch Mill Rd
Franklinville, NJ 08322
USA
1 856-697-9463

Red Meritage

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Serve in a Cabernet Wine Glass
Meritage (rhymes with "heritage") is a term coined in California to describe a blended wine made with Bordeaux varieties. While there could be a white Meritage, the term generally refers to a red wine, thus made with any combination of five grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc.

Established in the 1980s, the concept of Meritage wines was initially greeted with a good deal of fanfare, but today, that excitement has waned. Most of the 100 plus wineries that make a Meritage-style wine are in California; many do not even use the term on the label, preferring their own fantasy name.

Meritage red wines age similarly to a full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon and are best paired with red meats and game.